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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4 after the colonel's speech, what percent security did the LT say the troops would be on?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 75.
(d) 90.

2. On the plane to Richmond in Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?
(a) Wood planks on his mother's porch.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Murph.
(d) His room at his mother's house.

3. At the end of Chapter 1, who tried to drag the body of a dead old woman?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A woman with a toddler.
(c) A small boy.
(d) A small girl.

4. What color hair did the colonel have who came to give Bartle and the others orders?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. What was the name of the priest at the cathedral where Bartle went in Chapter 3?
(a) Richard.
(b) Peter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Bernard.

6. By September, how many had been killed by the war?
(a) Thousands.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) Hundreds.

7. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
(a) United Kingdom.
(b) Ramsted.
(c) Dover.
(d) Germany.

8. In Chapter 3, what town did Bartle go to in a taxi cab?
(a) Mackenbach.
(b) Stelzenberg.
(c) Kaiserslautern.
(d) Mehlingen.

9. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Murph's girlfriend?
(a) Marie.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Susannah.

10. Where does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Germany.
(d) Richmond, Virginia.

11. What is the date in Chapter 3?
(a) April 2005.
(b) March 2005.
(c) May 2005.
(d) June 2005.

12. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?
(a) Blond.
(b) Gray.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

13. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
(a) George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
(b) World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(c) The James River Bridge.
(d) Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

14. What did Bartle's mother drive in Chapter 2?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Chrysler.
(c) Ford.
(d) Dodge.

15. On the flight home in Chapter 5 when Bartle reached for a rifle that was not there, how many times did an NCO say that he did the same thing?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where did Bartle learn that Murph was from?

2. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?

3. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 1, how many minarets could Bartle see from the roof where he was watching?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle's mother drive to take him home from the airport?

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